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Archive for the ‘Strange world’ Category
November 20th, 2010
August 19th, 2010
Category: Income distribution, Microeconomics and policy analysis, Moral philosophy, Religion, Strange world
The Seven Deadly Sins aren’t very deadly — and that’s a very good thing if you’re in the public policy business.
April 20th, 2010
…no, that’s not the right play; it’s Huis Clos, maybe. I’m in London in a hotel with about ten Americans originally gathered for a conference that ended Friday. We don’t know when we can leave, it’s a nice enough group but the only link is that we all have some connection with biofuels policy, and [...]
March 30th, 2010
French scientists tame the black truffle.
March 1st, 2010
Mickey Kaus is challenging Barbara Boxer for the US senate Democratic nomination. Really. No, really. Do you think that this is a hoax? Nothing up at Kausfiles yet. UPDATE: Via the invaluable LA Observed, Mickey hasn’t actually filed yet; he’s only taken out papers. But as Kevin Roderick notes, “he sounds close.”
January 28th, 2010
Category: Strange world
Comparing TARP to root canal is profoundly unfair — to root canal.
January 13th, 2010
The state may discriminate against you if you are gay, but if that makes you sufficiently depressed, it must allow you to drown your sorrows with some really good weed.
March 6th, 2009
Why do so many people take so many opportunities to talk about how they are being silenced?
February 3rd, 2009
A HORROR SO BIZARRE IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN ON CAPITOL HILL!!!!!!!!!!!
